Is Dava a boy or girl name?

Dava is a girl’s name. Of the 1,487 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Dava

Recorded 1931–2025 · United States

Dava was most popular in 1954, when 50 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,377 that year. In 2025 it ranked #24,763, with 5 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,487 people named Dava.

Dava over time

Births per year. The dot marks Dava’s peak in 1954. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Dava a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Dava is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,487 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org